Instant Pot Portobello Pot Roast is the ultimate one-pot family meal! We're talking meaty portobello mushrooms, meltingly tender vegetables, and a thick, really rich, and flavourful gravy. It's also super quick and easy with minimal washing up. A big YES PLEASE on all counts!
PREP TIME: 10 minutesminutes
COOK TIME: 15 minutesminutes
Natural Pressure Release 10 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME: 25 minutesminutes
Servings: 6servings
Ingredients
2tablespoonsolive oil, divided
5largeportobello mushrooms, sliced
1 largeonion, diced
3clovesgarlic, minced
5largepotatoes , peeled and cut into large chunks (they should be a waxy variety not starchy)
4 largecarrots, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks
1½ cups (360mls)red wine
¼ cup (60mls)soy sauce , gluten-free if necessary
2 cups (480mls)vegetable stock, or mushroom stock
1teaspoonfine sea salt
½teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
1tablespoonsugar, cane or white
4tablespoonsall purpose flour, or gluten-free all-purpose flour/cornstarch
water, to make a slurry
2sprigsof fresh thyme, OR 1 teaspoon dried thyme
1largesprig fresh rosemary, OR 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
3 to 4fresh sage leaves , OR heaping ¼ teaspoon dried sage
INSTRUCTIONS
This recipe has been tested in a 6 quart Instant Pot. If yours is a different size scale the recipe up or down accordingly.
Set the Instant Pot to sauté and add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil (or use a few tablespoons of water instead if you prefer cooking oil free). Add the mushroom slices and cook until they have a good golden color all over. Then remove to a plate or a bowl and set aside.
Add the remaining oil (or more water), and sauté the onions until golden. It's important to get a good color on them. Once golden, turn off the Instant Pot and immediately add the garlic. Stir it in and allow to cook in the residual heat.
Add the potatoes, carrots, wine, soy sauce, stock, sugar, and seasonings then give it all a good stir. Really scrape into the bottom to get the brown mushroomy residue off.
If using fresh herbs place them on top, put the lid on the Instant Pot and seal it, then set it to Manual (Pressure Cook on newer models), High Pressure for 15 mins.
Leave the pressure to release naturally. While waiting make a slurry with the flour. Add water to it gradually to make a lump-free pourable mixture.
Once the pressure has released turn off the Instant Pot, remove the lid, scoop out the herbs, and discard.
Turn the Instant Pot to "sauté" and pour in the slurry, stirring immediately to incorporate. Then add the mushrooms back in and stir gently again. The potatoes will be soft and might break a little but that's ok. They taste at their best when soft like that in this recipe. Give it a couple of minutes for the gravy to thicken a bit and the mushrooms to warm through then serve.